Fireproof partition.



PATENTED JUNE 12 A. E. KLOTZ. PIREPROOP PARTITION. APPLICATION FILED MAY 41 1905.

WITNESSES."

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FlREPROOF PARTITION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June '12, 1906.

Application filed Kay 4, 1905. Serial No. 258,751.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ADOLPH E. KLOTZ, a citizen of the United States, residing in New York, county of New York, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Fireproof Partitions, of which the following is a description.

This invention relates to the art of building construction, and has particular reference to partition-walls and other analogous structures to be used in buildings and architecture generally. I

Among the objects of this invention the following may be noted: to provide a partition or wall structure which willbe solid, compact, sanitary, and fireproof; to provide a partition 0r wall'composed of simple, readily-assembled elements, producing a compact and solid foundation or filling for the walls of all kinds of architectural structures; to provide a composite filling to be used in theformation of walls and analogous structures in modern buildings, providing a supporting medium to be disposed between the.

studs or beams as a substitute for bricks, &c. to produce a wall, partition, or other analogous composite structure for buildin s of modern construction which will be light, strong, fireproof, and which can be built or put together with reat rapidity and ease and at a cost considers. ly less than that now possible in modern architectural fabrications.

With these objects in view and others incidental thereto, which will be detailed during the course of this description, my invention consists in the parts, features, and combinations of elements hereinafter described and claimed.

. The accompanying drawings illustrate a construction disclosing an embodiment of my invention, wherein- Figure 1 is an elevation of a section of a artit-ion or wall involving the structural eatures of my invention. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and F 3 is a perspective view of a form of plaster block which may be used in the structure of my invention.

In the drawings the plaster block is indicated by the numeral 1, the same being rectangular in form and composed of any material suitable for the purpose. This plaster block is ordinarily bored longitudinally, as at 2, for the usual p rposes and maybe provided in its longitudinih edges with a groove 3, or said edges may be flat or plain, as shown at 4.

.tive of the substance These plaster blocks are employed as shown in Fig. 1 and are of a width to almost fill the space betweenthe wall studs or beams 5, which latter may be of wood, metal, or any other material found suitable or usually employed for the urpose. The plaster blocks are secured in p ace by means of one or more nails 6, driven diagonally through the same at the top and into the stud 5, the heads of said nails being countersunk in the top of the block, as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2. By this means the blocks are firmly held from movement as a preliminary to building up the structure as a whole. After the blocks are set' in place mortar, cement, or other similar substance will be run or forced into the space between the studs and'the blocks, as shown at 7, and if the blocks are grooved, as shown in Fig. 3, a key 8 will be formed thereby, which will act as an additional means for holding the parts together when the cement becomes set, it being found, however, that the cement will firmly hold the blocks to the studs without the rooves and irrespecof either the blocks or studs. The cement filling being in place, the joints between the blocks and studs are covered y strips of woven-wire meshing 9, as clearl shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and this wire mes may be placed on either one or both sides of the wall structure. The wire mesh ma be of any breadth desired, but should fu yvcover the joint between the stud and the blocks, and said wire mesh is held in place by means of a suitable number of U- shaped staples 10, driven throughthe said mesh and into the blocks, as clearly shown. By this means the juncture between the blocks and studs of the wall structure is solidified, strengthened, and'rendered impos-' sible [of fracture or displacement, and the structure as a whole is ready to receive the usual coating of mortar or other substance commonly employed for the purpose.

In order to illustrate the general principle of this invention, the drawings show the wall or partition structure to consist of merely one thickness of a plaster block; but it Wlll be obvious that a plurality of blocks may be placed face to face, thus making the partition or wall of increased thickness, in which event the wire cloth or mesh 9 will be placed on the two surfaces of the structure and not on each surface of the blocks, as shown in the drawings.

From the above description it will be seen that in simplest form contemplated invention involves a partition or wall com-- posed of' a plurality of blocks jointed to a stud or beam by means of what may be termed temporary fastenersviz., the

nails 6and permanently held in place by means of keys of a cementitious substance such, 6. g. as 7andsolidified and strengthened by the application of .laths of wire mesh, such as 9. Obviously various modifications may be made in theconstruction of partition-walls of this nature within the scope of my invention, and the size. and extent 'of' said wall is without limit, inasmuch as the length and Width of the same may be increased by the mere addition of blocks both vertically and laterally, as shown in Fig. 1.

Among the advantages of this invention the following may be noted: 'A composite partition or wall forarchitectural structures.

is producedwhich is light, strong, and fireproof; the usual brick fillings employed in such structures are entirely done away with, and the structure produced isiwarm in winterand dead to sound; by the structure described the. use of'cthe several coatings of plaster, & c., is obviated, thus cheapening the construction of partitions and walls, masmuch as it is only necessary to apply to the 1 structure of this invention a single outside or closing u is afforded formiceo'r vermin of-any kind nesting or Iodgingtherein; andvthe structure is of such character that shrinkage thereof is im ossible, and the ining of. Wallsis settling, warping, and crac prevented.

Having thus described my invention, What 2 all cracks signed my I claim, and desire to cut, ise 1. The combination, in a partition or Wall,

secure by Letters Fatof a series of vertical studs, laster blocks set between said studs, cement eys inserted between the edges of the blocks and thestuds and between the contiguous edges of adjacent blocks for permanently securing thesaid jointis prevented.

2. The combination, in a partition or wall, of a series oi vertical studs, plaster blocks set I between said studs, the said blocks being secured to the studs by means of. temporary fasteners topreliminarily hold them in place, cement keys applied between the blocks and studs and between the conti ous edges of adjacent blocks for permanent y securing the studs and blocks to ether, and means applied to the surface 0 I the blocks and studs at the points between the same to revent relative displacement thereof an completely coverthe said joint, thus producinga solid,- fire and vermin proof connection.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto scribing witnesses.v

] ADOLPH n Lo rZ.

Witnesses Crms. McCi CHAPMAN,

HERsKovrrz.

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